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How's Bishopston doing over air pollution? Watch what's going on for cleaner air! In this section you are invited to observe good and bad things you see in our community, share them with others and analyse ...
04 May 2018
2. Play
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Can the serious issues we face over air pollution be addressed through play? One new way of working towards clean air is through computer simulation and role play. You can find out more here about some ...
04 May 2018
3. Learn
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What is air pollution? How is it caused? What's its impact on health? How bad is it in Bishopston? How can we clean our air? Do our own actions help? How can we talk to each other and work together to improve ...
04 May 2018
 Failure to include smallest particulates in legal emission standards means high levels of these dangerous to health ultra fine micro particles continue to be released by new diesel cars - and breathed ...
28 February 2020
 New research by the British heart Foundation - see report - finds worrying effects on heart health and adds to the considerable evidence from other research that air pollution is becoming a major threat ...
17 January 2020
 If you are concerned about air pollution, its effects on health and what you can do to reduce it, you probably already check out the Clean Air Bishopston (CAB) content on the TBS website. (Just click ...
26 November 2019
 Just published (Nov 18th 2019), this study looks closely at the effects of small particulates and NO2 emissions on the health of Bristolians and on the financial implications of these pollutants for the ...
20 November 2019
The air of London, Paris, Mexico City, Los Angeles and other highly polluted global megacities is causing major damage to people's cognitive functioning. Bristol air is not yet that bad but heading in ...
02 October 2019
  Streets are public spaces and not the property of corporations and businesses. This recent article outlines the reasons for campaigning against Bristol's use of more hoardings and the new technology ...
27 August 2019
  Evidence is growing that exposure in childhood to high levels of air pollution can result in higher incidences of certain mental health conditions. See more details here  
25 August 2019
  WHO guidelines on limits for air pollution will need to be revised if cases of childhood asthma are to be reduced by up to 33%, a new study finds
09 August 2019
  Mothers exposed to 'high levels' of air pollution in the week before delivery have much higher chance of being admitted to intensive care. See more on this here    ...
23 July 2019
  Are you a parent concerned about the exposure of your child(ren) to air pollution on their journey to and from school? If you are not already aware of them, School Streets Bristol is working hard with ...
16 July 2019
... in the hearts of children and young adults provides an important novel layer of information for understanding CVD pathogenesis emphasizing the urgent need for prioritization of particulate air pollution ...
14 July 2019
Scientists at Lancaster University are about to test a scheme using different species of evergreen hedges planted along school fences designed to mitigate air pollution levels in schools adjacent to busy ...
25 June 2019
The Clean Air Day website has now developed a very user friendly website specifically designed to inform and answer your questions on all aspects of air pollution. You can access it here.
20 June 2019
The air pollution that we breathe every day is largely invisible but it is killing us. How did it get this bad, and how can we stop it? Far from a modern day problem, scientists were aware of the impact ...
11 June 2019
This worrying new research summarised in the Guardian indicates that scientists have been underestimating the range and scale of damage that can be caused to our bodies by small particulate pollution. ...
07 June 2019
Many parents would move to areas with lower levels of air pollution - if they could afford it. The work of the charity HUBBUB and further details on this story here
24 May 2019
New research just published shows a link between increased levels of a chemical associated with stress and anxiety and exposure to air pollution. More on this topic here
24 May 2019
... pollution can be far higher sitting in the back of a car or in a bus than outside.... Exercise and activity by children, as well as socialising among friends, is greatly improved by active travel with ...
21 May 2019
A 60 metre screen made of live plants is being deployed in Sheffield to help ameliorate air pollution outside schools. The full story can be found here  
24 April 2019
Bristol City Council has been given £80,000 from a £9.75 million government fund to back council efforts in cleaning up high streets and town centres across the country. The Council are proposing to work ...
07 April 2019
We know air pollution has a range of detrimental effects on our health. You can find out more about these effects on our website here. But we may perhaps be less aware of the close causal link between ...
03 April 2019
This is another initiative aimed at finding out just how serious are the levels of air pollution that childen can be exposed to both on the way to school and once in school. You can find out more on this ...
03 April 2019
59 schools were monitored for nitrogen dioxide levels by Bristol City Council in 2018. The results for these are due to be published in the next few weeks. This link: claircity gives help and advice ...
20 February 2019
These examples of primary schools acting to reduce the levels of car induced air pollution in the vicinity of their school should encourage others to deal with this UK wide problem. Let's hope Bristol ...
14 February 2019
Thangam Debonnaire makes clear in her latest blog how disappointed she is in BCC's tardiness in deciding on and implementing policies that can begin to deal with Bristol's poor air quality - and how she ...
03 February 2019
If you want to find out more about the health dangers of breathing the ever increasing levels of air pollution in our city, Medact are organising an evening event on this issue, details of which can be ...
29 January 2019
 Bristol has missed its governmental deadline and has still to present its plans for improving its air quality. All the more reason to support and get involved with CAB in pushing for local and Bristol ...
27 January 2019
In Bristol’s inner city areas, residents produce less air pollution than wealthier suburbs – but suffer the worst effects. What can be done to tackle the crisis? Read the article from The Bristol Cable ...
27 January 2019
This short video is recommended as a good introduction to the basic facts about what air pollution is doing to our bodies. Watch it here This video gives useful hints on how to lower your exposure to ...
14 January 2019
Here is yet another scientific article offering more evidence of why we should be doing all we can to reduce air pollution and mitigate the effects of breathing pollution loaded urban air. Barbara Maher, ...
11 January 2019
This Guardian article by George Montbiot brings home very graphically the blinkered view governments are showing to the damage we are inflicting on the health of a whole generation of children. Change ...
10 January 2019
... would like to make a break from the daily school run and in so doing, reduce air pollution and your child's risk of being overweight or obese, then this link should encourage, support and inspire you. It ...
17 December 2018
The following non technical presentation is a good way to acquaint yourself with the basics about Bristol's air pollution problems and the effects of air pollution on our health:  Basic Bristol air pollution ...
13 December 2018
A recently published ten year study on the effect of exposure to high levels of air pollution strongly indicates this results in a 5% reduction in children's lung volume. Although this is London based ...
18 November 2018
New research, in the journal of Environmental health, followed 2,318 children in southern California and built on earlier work which had identified traffic pollution as a major risk factor for the development ...
07 November 2018
This time it is the head of WHO who is spelling out to the world's politicians the urgency with which they need to address this ever increasing problem of the effects of air pollution on increases in our ...
27 October 2018
...  bad? What can we do? We're looking out for what's affecting air pollution in and around Bishopston.  Share a photo of whatever you spot, help raise community awareness and let people know that we're noticin ...
10 October 2018
The letter calls for increased access to funding to support the delivery of Clean Air Zones and to fund investment in cleaner buses and taxis, as well as improvements in walking and cycling infrastructure. ...
28 August 2018
This rather worrying report highlights the greater levels of air pollution that children and babies face in buggies and prams in urban situations compared with the adults pushing them. See the report here ...
19 August 2018
Two new major reports assessing the effects of vegetation on reducing air pollution have just been published. They both estimate that levels of urban air pollution can be lowered to some extent by urban ...
08 August 2018
Is it possible, living in an urban environment, to avoid air pollution? The short answer is NO, not all air pollution! But... ...there are various simple strategies you can try and adopt that ...
04 May 2018
... with air pollution from moving or idling motor vehicles (and, surprisingly perhaps, exposure to air pollution can be higher inside cars than on the street). And we have a problem with pavement parking, ...
04 May 2018
Air pollution has increasingly been shown as having a serious effect on health, to the extent that experts have claimed we are facing a "public health emergency". Let's look at the impact on health..... ...
04 May 2018
The chances are that, if you are looking at this website, you are already aware of some of the worrying facts about air pollution and its effects on our health. Either way, let's start with some basic ...
04 May 2018
Given the concerns about air pollution within Bishopston expressed in The Bishopston’s Society’s public meeting on April 4th 2017, and given that part of the solution will inevitably be political, The ...
28 April 2017
There was no hot air felt at the Bishopston Society’s latest meeting, despite its focus on air pollution controversies such as alleged inaction in the face of death rates. Listening to three experts, ...
13 April 2017
A feasibility study into creating a Clean Air Zone for the Bristol area will begin soon following a successful government funding bid for £500k from Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils. More ...
25 February 2017
... by Gerald Nabarro MP who also proposed a Private Members Bill to address the problem. In 1953 the Beaver Committee was established to “examine the nature, causes and effects of air pollution and the ...
21 February 2017
Air pollution is an issue which was raised at the Bishopston Society AGM in early October. Our Redland councillors are also picking up the issues and are asking local people to complete a survey. This ...
09 November 2016
The UWE based project, ClairCity (Citizen led air pollution reduction in cities) has just published its latest newsletter. One of the eye-opening and rather worrying facts it reports is shown in the illustration ...
12 December 2019